The weekly Floridian. [volume] (Tallahassee, Fla.) 1867-19??, 1887-04-07

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House shortly aSterward and tha Joined hi -
Aci.tes n Willardrs Hotel. whas n iaJos0A
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o'esnck the cs,mnissiooess mss y s9resmees
At the Interior Department where Their commits.
s;ons were handel 10 them and The prescribed
oath OF Once administered
cooLxy CHAIRMAN.
On moainn or Mr. Morrison Judge Cooley vas
.<i.efed ss chairman Of the Comm tssstn lnn
action was unanimous and wae taken without
discussion, the members having al come 10 the
tor The position. The COmmiss'no then pro-
c-~ded TO the temporary quarter selectet tr
them On street. jusa below the Ebbiit House.
and amer inspection OF the Ts,oms Paren WIN
the understanding that another meeting snodid
be held tomorrow for consultation No candi-
dates fnr the Secretaryship II The Commission
we're proposed. and that matter is sill IN aoey
ance.
HOW n WAS BROUGHT ABOUT.
Prior TO the selection Of Judge Cooley n
chairman Of the commission. Messrs. MOrrlsOn.
Bragg and Schpoumaker. the three Democratic
m~mber>, held = conference nj which il was de-
cni-d that in view III Judge CoOley's long expert
once and eminrnce "a judge, and 10 order 70
demonstrate SO the country that u was their VI
ject 10 promote harmony and unanimity IN the
bard, Mr.. Morrison should propose and Mr..
Bragg sec,nd Judge Cpolry's nomination -
chairman.
THE FIRsT BUSINESS.
The first business that will come before the
h<,o aft ita n " h<.
the time and place for the hearing of Questions
10 be submitted by VI H. Smith. Vice President
If the L,uisville and Nashville railroad, and
Virgil Powers General Commissioner Of Pool
Rates tor the S'uthern Railway and Steamship
Association. These questions relate T. the
long and short haul provision al the interstate
commerce act, as it applies !" railroads east OF
the Mississippi river, south al The Ohio. and west
of the POiamac
PASSES IN THE WEST.
CHICAGO, March 31-Thr general managers
of Western railways were in session here To-day
trying {" arrange some uniform system ia regard
10 new pnprr pis~<s, both Stale and Interstate.
Some uf he lines have instituted mileage bsHks
and CONTRACTS while others stick 10 the old s'yle
III pas>-. believing that the latter are given for
-+rvicr- rendered AMI do not conflict with The
law. No agreement was arrived NJ. and each
road Will act in the m alter acc.'ring To its own
judgment
DEAD HEADS BIZ THE DOZKNA
PIrrsBUKe PA, March 81 - Through trains
over the Pennsylvania railroad and Prnnsylvn-
mia COmpanys lines to-day were crowded with
tree passengers. All pasees expire at IL ocl'ck
h-nigh, On one of the trains from Chicago
ia, re- were twenty five ladies who carried passe-
They were i-sn+h twenty five different &C
r"un,s The lalit. resided in Philadelphia and
New York principally, and were getting home
while Ihry could ride for nothing. An old con-
fnF ha
the people travelling to-day over The Pennsyva-
mia lines had passes The officials during the
past month have issued passt-s io almost every
person who applied regardless "f former rrgua-
firms. They ae+m 10 have taken compassion
u,nn the clamor,us public and issued passes
with rec kl-ssDeSs, indicating that they " i'll hence
forth have no chance Ia use their authority in IA
vOTing friends.
The G-osE and Shors sa".l Ciaa~e
Hsspended.
WASHINGTON, April 3-The members of the
In,+rsin,e Commerce Commission have about
determined that they will suspend the execution
" the long and short haul clause Of the inner.
STATE commerce bill in ever, Case where . rail-
road appeals until all The railroads affected have
had Time 10 hi heard from. and then the several
questions will be passed upon ami an applics-
lion I've made in zach case. ULder this ps'licy
the southern Railway and Steamship Asscia
ton. which was The first to appeal IN the com
mission, will be allowed tn continue its present
prsciir Of permitting more I" be charged tor q
,hOrt than for long haul until the commission
t'assrs upon The general question.
GENERAL SUSPENSION POSSIBLE
Possibly the operation of this clause Of the
law may I've suspended Ia the whole country
it all the railroads affected appeal. The com
mission does not propose To be hurried into a
decision in one which could be used as q
precedent in Others in matter Of prime import
ance like his The eventual decision ni the
commission will he. there is good reason To he
lieye, adverse to the railroads.